Can I use a javascript function that converts string into byte?

[Shadab]

Problem: I want to store data from a form into a cookie but the cookie
size is limited to 5kb. Eventually if the saved data crosses the limit
5 it does not get saved anymore. Is there any possibility to reduce
the size of the string so that I can save some more datas in a cookie?

What javascript function on clientside can I use that converts the
string into byte? Or, Is there a possibility to increase the cookie
size & how?

Thanks in anticipation.

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: Can I use a javascript function that converts string into byte?

Shadab wrote:
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> Problem: I want to store data from a form into a cookie but the cookie
> size is limited to 5kb. Eventually if the saved data crosses the limit
> 5 it does not get saved anymore. Is there any possibility to reduce
> the size of the string so that I can save some more datas in a cookie?[/color]

Depends.

You could try apply a compression algorithm on the data
before storing it and decompress it after retrieval.

Could you show a short example of the data to be stored?
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> What javascript function on clientside can I use that converts the
> string into byte?[/color]

Since there is no `byte' type in JavaScript (it uses floating-point
arithmetics only), there is no such function.
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> Or, Is there a possibility to increase the cookie size & how?[/color]

No, and if you think it through you will agree that it is a Good Thing
as it is.


PointedEars